Bringing Manufacturing Back!
Mel tours the Siemens plant in Charlotte with Secretary Geithner and Jackie Bray, a Siemens employee who was featured in the State of the Union address.
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Doing a Little Research
Mel prepares some cultures at NC A&T State University's Center for Post Harvest Technologies during the annual Trading Places events.
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Honoring Veterans
Mel welcomes Veterans at the Veterans Town Hall Meeting in Greensboro.
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April 24, 2013
NDHS student makes moves toward Naval Academy (Lexington Dispatch)
NDHS student makes moves toward Naval Academy (Lexington Dispatch – April 22, 2013) Studying aviation plus going into one of the military branches offers more than Cory Provence could ever imagine. ...
February 11, 2013
Watt awarded Human Rights Medal
via The Winston-Salem Chronical U.S. Rep. Melvin L. “Mel” Watt received the 2013 North Carolina A&T State University Human Rights Medal on Feb. 1 during the school’s 53rd Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast. Watt,...
August 08, 2012
Watt hopes visit will help clarify local business needs
Watt hopes visit will help clarify local business needs By Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER - U.S. Rep. Mel Watt donned a green hard hat and yellow safety vest Tuesday to find out...
June 29, 2012
Supreme Court’s landmark ruling gives hope to uninsured families
Supreme Court’s landmark ruling gives hope to uninsured families (Greensboro News and Record – June 29, 2012) By Nancy H. McLaughlin Mable Scott watched President Barack Obama discuss the Supreme Court’s landmark...
January 30, 2012
Forget the Primaries — Here's the Contest Banks Should Watch
Forget the Primaries — Here's the Contest Banks Should Watch (American Banker –January 30, 2012) By Kevin Wack The election season,already off to a fascinating start, will have an added twist for...
December 16, 2011
Lawmakers trade barbs in hearing on Stop Online Piracy Act
Lawmakers trade barbs in hearing on Stop Online Piracy Act (Washington Post –December 15, 2011) By Cecilia Kang In a raucous House debate on Thursday over a bill to stop piracy on...
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January 16, 2013
A Statement from Congressman Watt Regarding President Barack Obama’s Plan to Protect Our Children and Our Communities By Reducing Gun Violence
Washington, DC -- Congressman Melvin Watt (12th District of North Carolina) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposal to reduce gun violence: “I am extremely pleased that President...
September 21, 2012
Congressman Watt Urges Victims of Foreclosure Errors to Request a Free Review by December 31
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Melvin Watt (NC-12) is urging constituents who believe they have been wronged in a foreclosure or threatened foreclosure on their primary residence in 2009 or 2010 to...
August 03, 2012
Congressman Watt Schedules 16th Annual “Trading Places”
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Melvin Watt (D-NC) released the following “Trading Places” schedule for the period August 6-8. This will be the 16th straight year that Representative Watt has worked alongside...
May 21, 2012
Congressman Watt Announces Veterans Town Hall Meeting
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Mel Watt (12th District of North Carolina) announces that he will hold a town hall meeting with Veterans at the VFW NC Post 2087 at 2605 S....
May 02, 2012
Congressman Watt Announces A Discussion Panel: The Importance of Art to Education, Revitalization and Economic Growth
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Mel Watt will moderate a panel discussion on how collaborative efforts led to development of the concept of Levine Center for the Arts and helped energize academic,...
April 02, 2012
Congressman Watt Announces Small Business Government Contracting Informational & Matchmaking Conference
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Mel Watt (12th District of North Carolina) will host an informational and matchmaking conference about small business government contracting at the Harris Conference Center at 3210 CPCC...
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May 17, 2013
VA Announces New Grants to Help End Veterans’ Homelessness
VA Announces New Grants to Help End Veterans’ Homelessness WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced two new grants to support Secretary Eric K. Shinseki’s goal of ending...
May 14, 2013
Deadline to Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that June 10...
May 08, 2013
Social Security Announces New Mobile Site for
Social Security Announces New Mobile Site for Smartphone Users Agency Leverages Technology to Meet Customer Service Expectations Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the agency is offering a...
February 28, 2013
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Policy Principles
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force 15 Policy Principles On January 16, 2013, President Obama took a series of executive actions aimed at helping to reduce gun violence. However, reducing gun violence...
June 21, 2012
Health Care Law Saves Consumers Over $1 Billion
Health care law provides rebates to more than 12 million consumers Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that 12.8 million Americans will benefit from...
May 02, 2012
We Can't Wait: White House Announces Nearly 300,000 Summer Jobs and Other Employment Opportunities for Youth and New Online Tool to Help Youth Access Opportunities
Today, Secretary Solis will join Mayor Nutter at Philadelphia’s City Hall to announce that the Administration has secured additional commitments from 95 companies and non-profits, three cities, two federal agencies...
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